Replace g-j tube perc at Bristol Regional Medical Center

1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$361.05

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,407.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$462.83 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,407.00 with WELLCARE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $462.83 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $462.83 ↑ +28%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $463.28 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $467.32 ↑ +29%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $471.82 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +60%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +60%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $621.25 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $736.00 ↑ +104%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $753.00 ↑ +109%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $860.41 ↑ +138%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $860.41 ↑ +138%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $860.41 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $860.41 ↑ +138%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $860.41 ↑ +138%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $860.41 ↑ +138%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $860.41 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $886.23 ↑ +145%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $886.23 ↑ +145%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $894.83 ↑ +148%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $894.83 ↑ +148%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $903.43 ↑ +150%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $903.43 ↑ +150%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $903.43 ↑ +150%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $903.43 ↑ +150%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $903.43 ↑ +150%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $912.04 ↑ +153%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,008.00 ↑ +179%
AETNA AETNA $1,027.79 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,055.00 ↑ +192%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↑ +205%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,145.49 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +305%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,853.39 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +415%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,875.70 ↑ +420%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,932.00 ↑ +435%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,932.00 ↑ +435%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,932.00 ↑ +435%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,064.99 ↑ +472%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,105.00 ↑ +483%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,145.49 ↑ +494%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,279.60 ↑ +531%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,407.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,407.00 ↑ +567%

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Replace g-j tube perc at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $669.14 $733.50 – $1,257.06
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $581.94 $393.20 – $1,376.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $831.62 $412.86 – $1,376.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $361.05 $455.26 – $1,845.04
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $669.14 $808.11 – $1,257.06
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $361.05 $494.01 – $1,845.04
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $361.05 $494.01 – $1,795.22
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $361.05 $449.35 – $2,064.99

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